An endoscopy device

Abstract

An endoscopy device and a method of manufacturing an endoscopy device are disclosed. The endoscopy device comprises: a body having a handle portion and a housing portion, the housing portion having an outlet; a switching mechanism disposed in the housing portion; a rigid outer tube detachably coupled to the housing portion at the outlet, and a flexible inner tube extendable from the outer tube, wherein the switching mechanism is configured to retract or extend the inner tube outwardly through the outer tube.

1 . An endoscopy device comprising:
 a body having a handle portion and a housing portion, the housing portion having an outlet;   a switching mechanism disposed in the housing portion;   a rigid outer tube detachably coupled to the housing portion at the outlet, and   a flexible inner tube extendable from the outer tube,   wherein the switching mechanism is configured to retract or extend the inner tube outwardly through the outer tube.   
     
     
         2 . The endoscopy device according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle portion comprises means to control a distal end of the inner tube. 
     
     
         3 . The endoscopy device according to  claim 2 , further comprising at least one guide wire inserted inside the inner tube and coupled to a control button, wherein an activation of the button moves the distal end of the inner tube. 
     
     
         4 . The endoscopy device according to  claim 1 , wherein the switching mechanism comprises a pulley to retract or extend the inner tube. 
     
     
         5 . The endoscopy device according to  claim 4 , wherein the switching mechanism comprises a protrusion attached to the pulley, and wherein the housing portion comprises a slot to slidingly translate the protrusion to retract or extend the inner tube. 
     
     
         6 . The endoscopy device according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle portion further comprises an inlet, and wherein the inlet is configured to receive a medical instrument. 
     
     
         7 . A method for manufacturing an endoscopy device, the method comprising:
 providing a body having a handle portion and a housing portion, the housing portion having an outlet;   disposing a switching mechanism in the housing portion;   detachably coupling a rigid outer tube to the housing portion at the outlet, and   disposing a flexible inner tube in the outer tube,   wherein the switching mechanism is configured to retract or extend the inner tube outwardly through the outer tube.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the handle portion comprises means to control a distal end of the inner tube. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising inserting at least one guide wire inside the inner tube and coupling one end of the guide wire to the distal end of the inner tube and the other end of the guide wire to a control button, such that an activation of the button moves the distal end of the inner tube. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the switching mechanism comprises a pulley to retract or extend the inner tube. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein disposing the switching mechanism in the housing portion comprises attaching a protrusion to the pulley and slidingly translating the protrusion to retract or extend the inner tube via a slot of the housing portion. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the handle portion further comprises an inlet, and wherein the inlet is configured to receive a medical instrument.